Just for Fun... #39: Of Hasps and Pins...

The second requirement of this “Suggestion” Box, was that it be locking. To that end, I began cutting out a hasp, starting with the loop through which the lock will pass…It’s a good thing these are small parts!! My scraps of Mahogany are getting awfully small… It took about 20 minutes of musing, and about 5 minutes of cutting to get here…Since this box already has “Ears”, I’ve been referring to this as the “Nose”...Next came the flap that will cover the loop, and some hand fitting…I can’t finalize the shape of the flap, until the next “link” in the chain is cut, so I went ahead and cut that one out…Then I re-sized the holes where necessary, cut the two small anchor pieces, and shaped the pieces to connect… They still need a bit of clean-up but here it is…With these nearing completion, it was time to pin the corners of this box and close it up for good. I couldn’t do it in the regular fashion, with the drill press, because of the high back on this thing… So I had to do it by hand, with an extended drill I bought a year or two ago but never used…That went well, so I clamped the box to a handy sawhorse and did the underside the same way (I had to stand on a chair to reach!!)I also found the time to fill in the holes in the side from the bottom dado and to do most of the final corner relieving and sanding…This is winding right down, Folks!! All that’s left is to soften the corners a little more, and glue and pin the hasp to the box… and then it will be off to the finishing department… :)

Giving Thanks to all of You on this Thanksgiving!!There will be no wooden lock…That would take longer to make than the Box!!With any luck, I’ll be able to start the finishing by the weekendand be able to begin some Christmas work (one short month left!!)Have a Great Day Everybody!!Make sure the Turkey is cooked!!I wouldn’t want anyone to meet Sal Monella today!!